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AWS (serverless) vs Render

Monthly hosting costs for typical app profiles — computed with the same recommendation engine as StackPlan stack reports. Assumes balanced budget and ops preferences unless noted.

Pricing data:AWS (serverless) · updated Jun 2026Render · updated Jul 2026

Web app

MetricAWS (serverless)Render
Cost at 1k DAU$25.44/mo$42.10/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$12.68/mo$8.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$25.44/mo$42.10/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$165.84/mo$405.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$1571.52/mo$4399.50/mo
Services used
  • AWS (serverless) · Lambda + API Gateway · Pay as you go
  • AWS (serverless) · RDS Postgres · db.t4g.micro
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
Fit score90/10088/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

SaaS product

MetricAWS (serverless)Render
Cost at 1k DAU$25.84/mo$43.50/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$12.68/mo$9.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$25.84/mo$43.50/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$171.44/mo$412.40/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$1631.12/mo$4460.10/mo
Services used
  • AWS (serverless) · Lambda + API Gateway · Pay as you go
  • AWS (serverless) · RDS Postgres · db.t4g.micro
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • AWS (serverless) · EventBridge Scheduler · Free
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Render · Cron Jobs · Starter
Fit score70/10067/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

E-commerce store

MetricAWS (serverless)Render
Cost at 1k DAU$40.90/mo$50.83/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14.23/mo$9.51/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$40.90/mo$50.83/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$320.38/mo$493.64/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$3116.84/mo$5278.35/mo
Services used
  • AWS (serverless) · Lambda + API Gateway · Pay as you go
  • AWS (serverless) · RDS Postgres · db.t4g.micro
  • AWS (serverless) · S3 · Standard
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Fit score82/10068/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

API / backend service

MetricAWS (serverless)Render
Cost at 1k DAU$25.44/mo$42.10/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$12.68/mo$8.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$25.44/mo$42.10/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$165.84/mo$405.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$1571.52/mo$4399.50/mo
Services used
  • AWS (serverless) · Lambda + API Gateway · Pay as you go
  • AWS (serverless) · RDS Postgres · db.t4g.micro
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
Fit score100/10088/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Mobile app backend

MetricAWS (serverless)Render
Cost at 1k DAU$40.90/mo$50.83/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14.23/mo$9.51/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$40.90/mo$50.83/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$320.38/mo$493.64/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$3116.84/mo$5278.35/mo
Services used
  • AWS (serverless) · Lambda + API Gateway · Pay as you go
  • AWS (serverless) · RDS Postgres · db.t4g.micro
  • AWS (serverless) · S3 · Standard
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Fit score92/10068/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Realtime / collaborative

MetricAWS (serverless)Render
Cost at 1k DAUNot a fit for this app type$42.10/mo
Cost at 100 DAUNot a fit for this app type$8.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAUNot a fit for this app type$42.10/mo
Cost at 10K DAUNot a fit for this app type$405.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAUNot a fit for this app type$4399.50/mo
Services usedNot a fit for this app type
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
Fit score—85/100
Verdict: Render is the only viable option for this app type.

Jobs & pipelines

MetricAWS (serverless)Render
Cost at 1k DAU$25.84/mo$43.50/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$12.68/mo$9.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$25.84/mo$43.50/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$171.44/mo$412.40/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$1631.12/mo$4460.10/mo
Services used
  • AWS (serverless) · Lambda + API Gateway · Pay as you go
  • AWS (serverless) · RDS Postgres · db.t4g.micro
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • AWS (serverless) · EventBridge Scheduler · Free
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Render · Cron Jobs · Starter
Fit score80/10067/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

AI app

MetricAWS (serverless)Render
Cost at 1k DAU$40.90/mo$50.83/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$14.23/mo$9.51/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$40.90/mo$50.83/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$320.38/mo$493.64/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$3116.84/mo$5278.35/mo
Services used
  • AWS (serverless) · Lambda + API Gateway · Pay as you go
  • AWS (serverless) · RDS Postgres · db.t4g.micro
  • AWS (serverless) · S3 · Standard
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
  • Netlify · Blobs · Metered
Fit score92/10058/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Internal tool

MetricAWS (serverless)Render
Cost at 1k DAU$25.44/mo$42.10/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$12.68/mo$8.70/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$25.44/mo$42.10/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$165.84/mo$405.80/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$1571.52/mo$4399.50/mo
Services used
  • AWS (serverless) · Lambda + API Gateway · Pay as you go
  • AWS (serverless) · RDS Postgres · db.t4g.micro
  • Render · Web Service · Starter
  • Render · Postgres · Basic 1GB
Fit score90/10088/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

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